Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Round Top–De La Veaga Trail, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,816 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Round Top–De La Veaga Trail, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve near Orinda Village, CA. The route reaches Round Top at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,816 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Round Top–De La Veaga Trail, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,816 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 971–1,827 ft
Out & Back · Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Vollmer Peak Trail · 37.88214, -122.22310
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 175 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Vollmer Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Seaview Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Seaview Drive, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto De La Veaga Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Round Top Loop Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail), heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Round Top, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto De La Veaga Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Seaview Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Vollmer Peak Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Valley Railway stop 175 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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